Port Views

Photos by Roy Schneider

Port Washington’s beautiful gardens, magical sunsets and inviting town has always been eye-catching. Local photographer, Roy Schneider is one of Port’s many residents that enjoys our amazing sights. He has been capturing moments when nature decides to shine and sharing his photos for all to admire.

Schneider, born in Freeport in 1964, grew up in Ormond Beach, FL, and Houston, TX. Roy and his lovely wife, Dorothy, moved to Port Washington in 1996. According to his website, Schneider has “thirty-four years’ experience as a video producer, director, editor, and photographer. Not adverse to whimsy, Roy was a Senior Editor at Sesame Street for four years and still speaks fondly of his Muppet friends. Roy received the Beacon Award for Community Service, the Beacon Award for Education, the Golden Cine Award, and the Houston Press Music Award for “Best Music Video.” Roy has deservedly won ten Emmy Awards (and has received multiple more nominations). Roy’s stills evoke powerful emotions with the simple silhouette of a fisherman surrounded by the setting sun, the calming repetition of empty Adirondack chairs looking out over the silent Manhasset Bay, or the hazy morning mist sitting above the pastel Baxters Pond. Also, a wine consultant and a darn good cook, Roy believes that every picture tells a story, and every story creates a picture in one’s mind’s eye. Roy’s beautiful and expressive photographs bring joy to his viewers’ hearts. He helps us escape whatever may be troubling us.”

Visit Schneider’s website, portwashingtonphotos.com to see more of his work and view his photo book, Port Washington & The Gold Coast-Through My Lens.

—Information compiled from Roy Schneirder’s website

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